1. 认识这个词(基础篇)
词:ubiquitous
英英释义:seeming to be in all places
例句:Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“ubiquitous”是形容词,意思是”普遍的““无处不在的”,经常可以用来替换 can be found everywhere 等表达,是个口语和写作中都常见的词。我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。
比如智能设备的广泛使用导致了许多隐私问题,我们就可以说:
Many privacy issues arise from the ubiquitous usage of smart devices.
再比如由于到处都是监控摄像头,犯罪和恐怖事件减少了许多:
Crimes and terrorist attacks have been effectively reduced by ubiquitous surveillance cameras.
和好朋友在露台举行派对,没想到无处不在、讨厌的蚊子扫了兴:
The mosquitoes, obnoxious and ubiquitous, ruined our patio party.
《经济学人》中也经常用到 ubiquitous,比如:
1)Imagine a world in which cameras equipped with facial recognition were ubiquitous.
2)In London, some 50 miles west of Colchester, fried-chicken shops are ubiquitous.
3)A sharp drop in how often American teenagers go out without their parents began in 2009, around when mobile phones became ubiquitous.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子: 如今好像到处都是咖啡馆。
(参考翻译:Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.)
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
Pay in Alipay is ubiquitous in Thailand.